BSS
  20 Jan 2026, 22:45

Suspected jihadist attack kills 31 civilians in Niger: local sources

 ABIDJAN, Jan 20, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - An armed attack has killed at least 31 
civilians in a village in western Niger near the borders with Burkina Faso 
and Mali in a region rife with jihadist groups, local sources said Tuesday.

The assailants struck the village of Bosiye on Sunday and 30 people died at 
the scene, while one of five who were wounded died later in a medical centre, a resident told AFP. A local student union also confirmed the toll in a statement seen by AFP.